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  2. Bamboo lemur - Wikipedia

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    As of 2010, the classification of bamboo lemurs lists five species and three subspecies. [7] The greater bamboo lemur was removed from this genus in 2001 to Prolemur [8] but was restored in 2016. [9] Genus Hapalemur. Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, H. griseus. Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, H. g. griseus; Gilbert's bamboo lemur, H. g. gilberti

  3. Greater bamboo lemur - Wikipedia

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    The greater bamboo lemur is the largest bamboo lemur, at over 5 lb (2.3 kg). It has greyish brown fur and white ear tufts, and has a head-body length of around 1.5 ft (46 cm). They have relatively long tails and long back legs for leaping vertically amongst the trees of their forest habitat.

  4. List of lemuroids - Wikipedia

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    Lemuridae contains 21 ruffed, ring-tailed, bamboo, and other lemur species in five genera. Lepilemuridae contains 25 sportive lemur species in a single genus. Dozens of extinct prehistoric lemuroid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. [ 1 ]

  5. Critically endangered lemur born at Cotswold Wildlife Park

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    Only 36 greater bamboo lemurs are in captivity globally and they are classified as “Critically Endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

  6. Category:Bamboo lemurs - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo lemurs include all species in the genus Hapalemur. Pages in category "Bamboo lemurs" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ...

  7. Ranomafana National Park - Wikipedia

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    Ranomafana National Park is a national park in southeastern Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy regions. It was established as Madagascar's fourth national park in 1991 following the rediscovery of the greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus) and the discovery of the golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus) by the primatologist Dr. Patricia Wright.

  8. Patricia Wright (primatologist) - Wikipedia

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    In 1986 Wright traveled to Madagascar in search of the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), a species abundant at the sub-fossil lemur sites of the north but believed to have gone extinct in the recent past. She found that the greater bamboo lemur still exists and discovered a new species that was named Hapalemur aureus, the golden bamboo lemur.

  9. Lemur - Wikipedia

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    Up to 95% of the greater bamboo lemur's diet consists of bamboo. [58] Many of the larger lemur species consume leaves , [95] particularly the indriids. [65] However, some smaller lemurs such as sportive lemurs (genus Lepilemur) and woolly lemurs (genus Avahi) also primarily eat leaves, making them the smallest primates that do so. [67]